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Introduction
Welcome to a brand new series of Audiogyan - Where are the designers? It is a 12 part series featuring few of the top influential Design leaders in India, talking about their process of hiring, challenges in finding and retaining talent and some tips for young designers to make a cut after they apply. I am so happy and proud to introduce my co-host for this series, Abhinit Tiwari. He heads the design at Gojek.

Today we have Fatema Raja with us on Audiogyan. She is Group Design Head at Gojek handling Food and entertainment. Guess her association with Abhinit is since Leftshift days. Always filling pages, obsessive talker, epitome of OCD is how she describes herself. Welcome Fatema to Audiogyan and looking forward to hearing your thoughts on "Where are the designers?"

Questions
1. AT: How long have you been in design? When was the first time you hired a designer?
2. KN: How does it work at Gojek? Does HR create the pool or you have your pool? What happens from identifying a candidate to actually starting the interview process? What is your main source of scouting talent?
3. AT: How important a source are referrals for you? How important are those to you? Do you believe in referrals? How effective are those in today's day and age?
4. KN: How important do you think diversity is in a design team? Is it a conscious effort or you find right balance of talent organically.
5. AT: What do you look in a portfolio? Why?
6. KN: What are the 3 qualities you look for in a designer while hiring? What has been your success rate?
7. AT: What are your 2 biggest challenges while hiring designers? Why?
8. KN: You are in a sort of mid-level career stage. What are your aspirations and what according to you are aspirations of your fellow designers?
9. AT: How do handle bad hires and what has been your worst experience with a wrong hire?

Rapid fire round
1. What do you look for in candidates more? Aptitude or Attitude?
2. Best way to take notes? Pen and paper, or keyboard and screen?
3. Your favorite interview question?
4. What's more fun? Communication Design/Branding or Product Design?
5. The best book you read last year?
6. Toughest thing you have to do as a design manger?
7. What makes a great designer, in one word.
8. Favorite app
9. One thing you hate about design?
10. Team offsite, or board games with team?

Referance links
1.   / fatemajraja  

2. https://twitter.com/nimkarkedar?s=21

3. https://twitter.com/abhinitial?s=21
4. https://twitter.com/audiogyan?s=21

5. https://twitter.com/gojekdesign?s=21
6.   / thejupiterapp  

7. https://audiogyan.com.
8. https://podcasts.adorilabs.com/show/e...

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